Gate for railway-crossings.



J. G. HZ'JRNIAGK.

GATE FOB RAILWAY GROSSINGS'.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 11 19147 Patented July 28, 1914 thereof.

UNITED STATES .ionno. nonmacx, or HAWL'EY, PENNSYLVANIA.

GATE FOR RAILWAY-CROSSINGS. Q

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J 111$; 28, 1914.

Application filed. March 11, 1914. Serial No. 824,011.

To all whom, it mag/concern Be itknown that I, JOHN G. HORNIACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hawley, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates for Railroad-Crossings, 'of which the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

This invention relates to improvements 1n gates for railroad crossings, and more particularly to that class of gates which are operated by trains approaching the crossing.

'An object of this invention is the provision of gates for railroad crossings which are operated by trains approaching the crossing, and which will automatically .return to their normal positions after .the train has passed the crossing.

A further object of this invention is the provision of gates for railroad crossings, in which the gates will be operated by trains approaching the crossing from either side Still another object of this. invention is the provision of railroad crossing'gates, the operating mechanism. therefor being simple in construction, and comprising-a minimum number of parts, so that the same may be quickly applied to use, and may be more cheaply manufactured than gates of this class heretofore used.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinaftermore fully described, claimed,

ings,lin which- Figure l 'is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the rails-of a railroad track, and 2 the gate. posts arranged on .opposite sides of the track to which gates 3 are pivotally connected near their inner ends. Pivotally'molinted intermediate of its ends on asupport 4 on one side of the track adjacent the inner end of one 'of the gates, is a lever 5, and links 6 and andillustrated in the accompanying draw- 6 are provided having their ends pivotally connected to the inner ends of the gates 3, and one end of the lever 5 is pivotally connected to the link 6 intermediate of its ends. The opposite or rear end of the lever 5 is provided with a downwardly extending pin 7, and disposed below the rails in vertical alinement with the rear end of the'lever is a base 8 which is also provided with an up standing stem 9. The pins 7 and 9 are normally spaced in vertical alinement with each other,.and are adapted to receive the opposite ends of a coil spring 10 which normally maintains tlierear end of the lever 5 above its pivotal point. The lower ends of the links 6 and'6 extend below the rails of the track,'and are connected to a shaft 11 which extends across the track below the rails. 'The inclined bar 12 extends along one rail of the track, the inner end of the bar nor mally extending above the tread surface of the rail, and is provided at its inner extremity with an inturned portion 13 by means of which the bar is 'pivotally connected to the rear end of the lever 5. i

It will be seen from the drawing that when a train approaches the crossing in the direction of t e arrow; in Fig. 1 of the drawing, that the wheels of the train will engage the'bar 12 which extends alon the track, so as to depress the same and t erefore force the rear end of the levero downwardly against the action of the coil spring 10. As the rear end of the lever 5 moves downwardly, the forward end thereof moves upwardly, thereby moving thelinks 6 upwardlyf and closing the gates on each side of thetrack. To provide means for operating the gates upon the approach of trains from the opposite direction, the support 14' is provided below the rails of the track toone side thereof, and pivotally connected to the support intermediate of its ends is a lever 15, one end of which is connected to the shaft 11 which connects the links 6 and 6. Disposed below the opposite end of the lever is a support 15, which is provided with an upstanding stem 16, the lever being provided with a dependin stem 17 in scribed. It will be seen that after a train has passed the crossing, the springs 10 and pivotally connected near their inner ends on said posts, a link depending from the inner end of each gate, a shaft connect-ing said links, a lever pivotally connected intermediate of its ends to a suitable support, one end of said lever beingpivotally connected to one of said links, and a bar arranged along one rail of the track, one end of said bar bearing upon the opposite end of said lever,

the bar being normally disposed above the level of the rail, so that the tread of a Wheel of a train moving toward the crossing will depress the bar and actuate the lever to lower the gates, scribed.

2. The combination in gates for railroad crossings, of posts on opposite sides of the railroad track, vertically movable gates pivot-ally connected near their inner ends to said posts, a link depending from the inner end of each inks, a lever pivotally connected intermediate of its ends to a suitable support one end of said lever being pivotally connected to one of said links, a bar arranged along one rail of the track and having one end thereof bearing against the opposite end of said lever, a yielding support arranged under said opposite end of the lever to normally hold said bar above the level of the rail, as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination in gates for railroad crossings, of posts upon opposite sides of the railroad track, vertically movable gates as and for the purpose degate, a shaft connecting said.

a bar arranged along one a and hearing at one end support, a depending p n formed on said opposite end of the lever and arranged in vertical alinement with'the first-mentloned pin, an expansion coil spring having its opposite ends engaged around said pins, said" Spring holding ver in raised position to hold said bar above the level of the rail, as and for the purpose described,

4-. The combinationin gates .for. railroad crossings, of posts arranged-on opposite sides of the railroad track, vertically movable gates connected adjacent their inner ends to said posts, a link depending from the inner end of each post, a shaft connecting the lower ends of said links, levers p vsaid opposite end of the le-' otally connected intermediate of their ends I to suitable supports arranged upon opposite sides of the crossing, one end of one of the levers being pivotally connected to one of.

saidlinks, one end of the other lever being pivot-ally connected to said shaft, bars arranged along one rail of the track on opposite sides of said crossing, one end of each bar being engaged with the free end of one of said lovers to normally hold said bars above the level of the rail, as and for the v purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. JOHN G. HORNIAGK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES MURRAY, GEORGE GHELP. 

